Motor vehicles per 1,000 people rose 2.78% to 813 vehicles in New Zealand in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, motor vehicles per 1,000 people in New Zealand reached an all time high of 813 vehicles in 2015 and an all time low of 628 vehicles in 2005. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, motor vehicles per 1,000 people in Australia amounted to 725 vehicles, 88.9 vehicles in Indonesia, 439 vehicles in Malaysia and 37.9 vehicles in Philippines in 2015.
New Zealand has been ranked 3rd within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of motor vehicles per 1,000 people, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Motor Vehicles Per 1,000 People | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Australia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 683 | 687 | 669 | 697 | 707 | |||||||||
Cambodia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.5 | 57.4 | 68.5 | 79.5 | 91.9 | ||||||||
Indonesia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61.3 | 65.8 | 68.8 | 73.1 | 78.0 | |||||||
Malaysia | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 346 | 363 | 380 | 397 | 400 | ||||||||
New Zealand | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 643 | 636 | 638 | 648 | 767 | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Philippines | vehicles | 32.9 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 34.7 | 26.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 157 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 154 | ||||||||
Taiwan | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 291 | 295 | 302 | 306 | 313 | ||||||
Thailand | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152 | 160 | 173 | 191 | 210 | ||||||
Vietnam | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.0 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 21.4 |